International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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ROOT VEGETABLE HARVESTING MACHINE Eldhose Raju1, Ashin Yesudas2, Amal Salim3 , Dona Thomas⁴ 1,2,3,4Student,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering , VISAT College, Kerala, India ⁵Asst.Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, VISAT College, Kerala, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Traditionally root vegetable plant is harvested Abstract - Root vegetables like ginger, turmeric, potato
manually to get the root vegetable out of ground. But it consumes more time and more physical exertion of worker. It is necessary to introduce machine to harvest to reduce time consumption and human efforts. A machine of this nature can be fabricated at village level application in India such as to harvest at minimum time and a minimum cost, to get root vegetable as quickly as possible from the field, to reduce the physical exertion, to avoid physical damage to the root vegetable, to reduce man power and to ensure the safety to labors.
etc. are potential agricultural commodity to be developed in India. India is also one of the largest producers & exporters of root vegetables. India is the second largest producer of potatoes in the year 2016 after China and also the ninth largest producer of sweet potatoes. India is also the largest producer and exporter of turmeric with North America being its largestmarket. India is the leading producer of ginger in the world and during 2012-13. The country produced 7.45 lakhs tonnes of the spice from an area of 165,000 hectares. Root vegetable is cultivated in most of the states in India. However, states namely Karnataka, Orissa, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat together contribute 65 percent to the country’s total production. Root vegetables originated in Asia and now grows in several parts of the world. The root of the plant is harvested for many culinaryand medicinal uses. It can be used in many forms and is edible raw as well as cooked. Mainly, the root vegetables are harvested by using hand in India, it is very difficult to harvest crop so we decide to makeharvesting machine which should be economical. The farmers complain for the need of so many work forces for harvesting while the labor cost is getting increased and the time spent for harvesting process is too long. Although there is an alternative of imported harvesting machines,they are not compatible with the farming environment in India, having a high initial and maintenance cost. By this machine, the farmers will be able to harvest an entire field having the area of 1 acre with 3-4 hours, instead of taking 1-2 days by harvesting the same manually.
1.1 AIM AND OBJECTIVES This project is focusing on design and fabrication root vegetable harvesting machine. This machine can be used in any farming condition in India and can be prepared at village level. This machine has three main parts namely, root vegetable digger, screener and power transmission system. The screener will not only separate root vegetable from soil but also not let the root vegetable get harmed. The screener also uses for collectible part, to make this machine need some power transmission system from the engine. This machine needs a 2 stroke petrol fuel chainsaw engine with rotation speed 9000 rpm approximately with the aid of chainsaw accelerator lock. Smaller and efficient combine harvesting which would be more accessible and also considerably cheaper. The mission is to create a portable, user-friendly and low cost mini harvesting machine. The idea was to create a machine which is cheap and will reduce the labour required to harvest root vegetable.
Key Words: Root Vegetables, harvesting, cost-effective, faster operation, digger, screener and Power Transmission System
1.INTRODUCTION
Maximum average force to dig out the ginger from the bed, F = 42 kg
Root vegetable is a potential agricultural commodity to be developed in India and India is also one of the largest producers & exporters of root vegetables. India is the second largest producer of potatoes in the year 2016 after China and also the ninth largest producer of sweet potatoes. India is also the largest producer and exporter of turmeric with north america being its largest market. India is the leading producer of ginger in the world and during 2012-13. The country produced 7.45 lakhs tonnes of the spice from an area of 165,000 hectares.
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